HP 370697-002 manual Securing Your Notebook, To Set Up Password Protection, To Lock Your Notebook

Basic Operation

Securing Your Notebook

To Set Up Password Protection

You can protect your notebook from access by another user when you set up password protection, which is available through Windows and through the BIOS Setup utility. See “Configuring Your Notebook” in the “Troubleshooting” chapter. For complete protection, set passwords in Windows as well as through BIOS Setup.

To cancel password protection, set an empty password.

Windows

1.Select Start > Control Panel > User Accounts, then select your account.

2.Select Create a Password, then set the password.

3.Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options.

4.On the Advanced tab, select the option to prompt for a password when the notebook leaves Standby.

To Lock Your Notebook

To protect against unauthorized access while your notebook is running, lock the notebook before leaving it unattended, or set up a screen saver with a Windows password. You can lock the notebook these ways:

■If a One-Touch button is assigned to Quick Lock, press that button.

-or-

■Press ctrl+alt+del, then select Lock Computer.

To unlock the notebook, follow your normal logon steps.

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